Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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SCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.
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The 11-year-old medium sulphur-crested cockatoo lifts his legs, squawks and bobs his head, flashing his bright yellow crest to the beat of the boy band's "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)." He even takes a bow with a vigorous bob of his head at the end of the 1997 pop tune.
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When Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.
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9 q8 F; Q2 \8 |' _8 ? lIrena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight.0 C: n# q2 U5 w5 y# P/ L: p% b
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"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.0 w) M2 G5 y7 d* B6 p% h
, v! a3 [% @+ e; P1 X4 P% [. qThe couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.
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The northwestern Indiana couple have more than 30 birds in their home and many are available for adoption. "He makes a great spokesbird for the rescue," Chuck Schulz said.) ?* T2 X) o; O; ~6 E9 w% r
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Snowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |